By Gregory Simpkins Much has been written and said in the wake of the recent passing of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. He was an important figure...
By Gregory Simpkins The implementation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) was supposed to encourage a mindset of broadening opportunities for all people in America. Instead,...
AP | A statue of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, has been unveiled in Alabama’s capital city. The likeness, called Steadfast...
AP | The life, achievements and contributions of Andrew Young, the first African American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and an invaluable aide to the...
AP | Communities across the United States planned to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with events ranging from prayer services to parades,...
Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford said his commitment to marginalized communities, Black America, and his Democratic colleagues has always been unwavering. The 2023 National Newspaper...
AP | US President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in...
AP | The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he...
AP | Congressional leaders unveiled a new stamp Wednesday in a Capitol ceremony commemorating former Representative John Lewis, a civil rights icon who served more than...
AP | At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar...
AP | The House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists...
AP | The late congressman and civil rights giant John Lewis will be honored with a postage stamp in 2023, the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday....
AP | Fifteen years after being rejected as too controversial, Malcolm X is the first Black honoree to be inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame....
AP | Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S., sending the...
This coin will ensure generations of Americans learn about Maya Angelou’s books and poetry that spoke to the lived experience of Black women.
Sidney Poitier always insisted on playing smart, poised and thoughtful African and African American characters.
The awards, which recognize "significant contributions to civil and human rights", will be presented in a virtual ceremony on October 14 to Obama and campaign leaders...
"His quiet confidence helped shape the civil rights movement, and he inspired generations of young people looking to make a difference,” - former US President Barack...
She is the first woman, and the first Black woman, to be confirmed as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
Muhammad Ali, the record-setting world heavyweight champion whose personality transcended sports, has died at the age of 74. Ali’s death was confirmed in a statement issued by...
U.S. civil rights leader and former head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Julian Bond, who emerged as one of the...
U.S. President Barack Obama issued a proclamation on January 30, declaring February as National African American History Month. The proclamation reads: “For generations, the story of...
(Business Wire) – More locations have joined the growing movement led by African American business leaders to raise funds for students across the United States to...
Staff members at a Colorado NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) office say they are waiting for more information before drawing any conclusions...
An emotional Eric Holder (r) standing with U.S. President Barack Obama (l) during the announcement of his (Holder’s) resignation. PHOTO/Associated Press The departure of U.S. Attorney...
Protestors in Ferguson, Missouri. PHOTO/Charlie Riedel/AP In an effort to combat police brutality against the African American community in the United States, the National Bar Association...
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama this week celebrates the civil rights advances of 50 years ago which laid the groundwork...
Image merge of U.S. President Barack Obama and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./Courtesy of BET U.S. President Barack Obama will lead his nation in...
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his iconic “I have a dream speech” August 28, 1963. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – Marches, speeches and global bell-ringing are set...
(Bloomberg) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured), resuming an investigation into the fatal shooting of an African American teenager in Florida, will travel to the...
African American leaders and Vice President Joe Biden commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts to diminish the impact of African Americans’ votes...
Rosa Parks is famous for her 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a city bus in Alabama to a white man, but there’s plenty...
A younger Rosa Parks with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1955. PHOTO/Wikimedia Commons Bravery, tenacity and maybe a little of her own stubbornness led Rosa Parks...
Rev. Al Sharpton. PHOTO/File The Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders are marching this week in Alabama in an attempt to draw public attention...
ATLANTA (AP) - Hundreds turned out Saturday for the Atlanta funeral of the Rev. Creecy, a third-generation Baptist preacher...
